Nyamuragira volcano, DRCongo: news & activity updates

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Nyamulagira volcano (DR Congo) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 6 July-12 July 2022 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 13 Jul 2022, 14:00

Thermal anomalies from lava effusion on Nyamulagira's crater floor were identified in satellite images on 6 and 11 July. Read all

Nyamulagira volcano (DR Congo) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 16 March-22 March 2022 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 19:36

Active lava on Nyamulagira's crater floor was visible in satellite images during 8-13 March. Read all

Nyamuragira volcano (DRCongo): lava lake continues to be active

Wed, 9 Feb 2022, 01:17

The effusive activity within Nyamuragira's main crater as visible from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)

The effusive eruption at the volcano continues. Read all

Tall lava fountains from Nyamuragira early on 8 Nov 2011 (day 2 of the new eruption) (Video: Virunga National Park gorillacd's Channel on YouTube)

Nyamuragira volcano

Shield volcano 3058 m / 10,033 ft
DRCongo, -1.41°S / 29.2°E
Current status: minor activity or eruption warning (3 out of 5)

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Nyamuragira volcano eruptions:
1865, 1882, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906(?), 1907, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1912-13, 1920, 1921-38, 1938-40, 1948, 1951, 1951-52, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1976-77, 1980, 1981-82, 1984, 1986, 1987-88, 1989, 1991-93, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011 (6 Nov) - March 2012, 2014-16 (summit lava lake)
Typical eruption style:
Large effusive eruptions (Hawaiian style)

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